The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-23
vICTORIA'S JUBILEE.
Savage Criticism of the New Peers-The
Chfldren's Fete in Hyde Park.

Savage Criticism of the New Peers-The
Childrens Fete in Hyde Park.
LONDON, June 22-The Queen rose early this
morning, and took drive in the garden Of
Buckingham Palace. Subsequently her Males
ty received guests, and then she visited the
Duchess of Cambridge. In the afternoon she
received the homage of the foreign princes and
Others and the presents sent in commemoration
of her jubilee.
Among the peers to be created are Sir John st.
Aubin, Liberal Unionist member of Parlia-
ment for the st. Ives division of Cornwall; Mr..
Henry William Eaton a Conservative member
OF Parliament for Coventry. and Mr.. Edward
Fellowes copious contributor to the Conserv.
alive electoral fund, and formerly member of
Parliament for Huntingdon. Baron Londes-
brough will be made an earl. The Earl of
Stathmore now Scotch representative
peer, and Viscount Galway. an Irish
peer will be made peers Of the
united kingdom. Baronetcies will be conferred
upon thirteen persons. including Sir Algernon
Borthwick. editor and proprietor of the London
Morning Post; Mr. Moon. chairman of the Lon
don 81 Northwestern railway, and Mr.. William
Pearce, the ship builder, member of Parliament
for Govan Thirty-three persons will be made
knights, including Mr.. Long editor of the Shelf
field Telegraph; Martin Holloway, the heir of
the Piman the MAYORS Of York, Liverpool,
Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol. Portsmouth. Stafford.
Windsor, Norwich and Newcastle. Among the
honors to be conferred the Crown Prince of
Austria will be made an extra knight of the
Garter, and Grand Duke Sergius of Russia, the
Grand Duke of Hesse. the Grand Duke of Sake
Meningen, Prince Edward of SAKE Wemar,
Prince Victor Of Hohe Langen burg, and Prince
Louis of Battenburg will be decorated with the
grand cross the Order of the Bath. A long
list of minor decorations will also be conferred.
The Pail Mall Gazette says the list is Job
peeraee being especially disappointing Lord
Salisbury" says the Gazette, has no excuse OF
expediency. for his creations are not even men
of importance enough to be worth kicking up
stairs. The omissions from this shabby list are
more striking than its contents. Where is the
baronetcy which was TO immortaze the pro-
prietor of the Seal OK Uniouism, the Daily Tele-
Rraphl Where is the peerage which was to have
shed halo of royal favor over that sole pillar of
an imperiled state, identified with Parnellism
and Crimef" s..e -.
The children's fete at HYDE Park, day. in
honor of the Queens jubilee grand affair.
Fully thirty thousand children were present.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by nearly all
of the visiting royalties, arrived shortly after
the festivities began, and the children. in the
cess Of their exuberant spirits and curiosity to
behold the personages at close range. broke
down the rope barriers ard crowded around the
visitors. The royal party were delighted at the
enthusiasm of the children. and their dignity
and the childrens faint knowledge of the
quirements of etiQuette vanished at once. The
children, and the latter sang "God Bless
the Prince Of Wales" on keys exhausting
and more than making up in earnestness
and enthusiasm what they lacked in harmony.
The visitors afterward proceeded to the royal
platform, where the Queen shortly after arrived.
The children massed themselves in orderly lines
on either side of the carriageway, and as her
Majesty reached the platform the assembled
bands of music played the national anthem, the
children at the same time singing the music and
words, producing an effect really grand A little
girl chosen to represent the whole of the chill
dren, presented the Queen with a memorial cup,
and as her Majesty was leaving the platform
to Windsor the children sang Rule
Britannia" in chorus accompanied by the bands.
large number of the aristocracy assisted at
the fete, and to their efforts the success of the
affair is largely due. Among those present were
Mrs. Gladstone the Earl of Derby and Earl
Spencer.
Among the presents received by the Queen
was one of f75.000 subscribed by three million
women. Her Majesty accepted this, and gra-
ciously thanked the donors.
The Queen left Buckingham Palace this even
ing and went to Windsor Castle. At different
stations along the route she was cheered by en-
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